TRaMaSI | Tracer Raman-Driven Mass Spectrometry Imaging (TRaMaSI): a new platform for on-tissue Tracing of Nutritional and Biochemical Trajectories

Summary
Unlocking the mysteries surrounding nutrient fate within the human body has remained an enigmatic pursuit. Our organs and tissues crave specific nutrients, especially in physiological and pathological conditions. Yet, the intricate journey these nutrients embark upon within our bodies remains largely unclear. The aim of my ambitious project is thus to create an innovative chemical-spatial workflow capable of (1) providing the anatomical coordinates of nutrients of interest across tissues (and organs) and (2) understanding the biochemical route these nutrients undergo in the respective tissue areas of the target organ. For this, I will use a complementary approach relying on advanced techniques such as tracer metabolomics, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) and Stimulated Raman spectroscopy (SRS). I will benchmark this technological platform onto a model of acute kidney injury (AKI) to identify and localize the predominant biochemical pathways. The amalgamation of SRS and MSI with tracer metabolomics is groundbreaking given the current technological landscape and provides an innovative and feasible solution to the posed challenge.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101152131
Start date: 01-05-2024
End date: 30-04-2026
Total budget - Public funding: - 191 760,00 Euro
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Unlocking the mysteries surrounding nutrient fate within the human body has remained an enigmatic pursuit. Our organs and tissues crave specific nutrients, especially in physiological and pathological conditions. Yet, the intricate journey these nutrients embark upon within our bodies remains largely unclear. The aim of my ambitious project is thus to create an innovative chemical-spatial workflow capable of (1) providing the anatomical coordinates of nutrients of interest across tissues (and organs) and (2) understanding the biochemical route these nutrients undergo in the respective tissue areas of the target organ. For this, I will use a complementary approach relying on advanced techniques such as tracer metabolomics, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) and Stimulated Raman spectroscopy (SRS). I will benchmark this technological platform onto a model of acute kidney injury (AKI) to identify and localize the predominant biochemical pathways. The amalgamation of SRS and MSI with tracer metabolomics is groundbreaking given the current technological landscape and provides an innovative and feasible solution to the posed challenge.

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SIGNED

Call topic

HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01-01

Update Date

24-11-2024
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Horizon Europe
HORIZON.1 Excellent Science
HORIZON.1.2 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
HORIZON.1.2.0 Cross-cutting call topics
HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01
HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01-01 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023